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Education Articles Families on-the-go Magazine
May / June 2007

Summer Day Camps Offer Great Experience for Children

Summer camps being just for the arts and craft lover are over. Today there are day camps available for every interest. While your sports enthusiast can learn kayaking or rock climbing, your budding writer can learn how to become a news reporter. When considering enrolling your child into a summer day camp it’s important to know why summer day camps are so important and what’s available.

Children will build on their skill.

Your child will build social skills by making new friends and meeting new people and learning about their community on trips provided by some day camps. They can play games and sports that will teach them to cooperate, play fair, build character and have fun at sports camps.

Whether your are seeking a safe place for your children to go during school break or looking to encourage exploration, your child will learn skills that will last a lifetime. Camps are a great way to build confidence and foster your child’s sense of self.

Children can do Career Exploration.

Our community offers different forms of career exploration classes for young enthusiasts. Great Explorations in St. Petersburg offers a wide selection of camps for children. You may contact our local colleges and school system to see what’s available for your child interests.

Children have opportunities for some new experiences.

While traditional day camps are still plentiful, there are some adventures your child can take that are a little more off the beaten path. Two examples of such an experience is Tampa Bay Watch (TBW) and Camp Chabad.

For the first tine TBW’s environmental organization is offering summer camps. TBW’s location is surrounded by mangroves, grassflats, and shallow waters teeming with marine life, will provide campers with exciting, hands-on opportunities to learn about marine ecology. Throughout the week, campers will learn how they can help protect Tampa Bay and restore its marine habitats.

Camp Chabad offer campers a deep sense of pride in their heritage and a love for Judaism and Israel. Children

There are day camps for all ages and interests including sports, arts and educational. Your child should try new experiences at camp.

Children should always have a Fun Times.

Make sure to get your child in on the decision of what type of camp they will attend. That way they will discover new areas that interest them as well as engaging in some they are familiar with. Regardless of what your child participates in this summer think of it as an adventure where they will gain skills that will last long after summer has faded. Summer camp is a chance to explore new ideas, new opportunities and find new challenges or interests.

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